Relocation and Decision Making Processes of Natural Disaster Victims

自然灾害受害者的搬迁和决策过程

• 批准号: 0109423
• 负责人: James Fraser
• 金额: $ 9.5万
• 依托单位: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-12-01 至 2003-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0109423&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Relocation; Decision; Making; Processes; Natural

The purpose of the proposed study is to test two theoretical perspectives on decision-making - rational choice theory and symbolic interactionism - by examining the decision-making of flood victims to either remain in or relocate outside of the floodplain. Federal agencies have shifted their approach to managing floodplain property from focusing on recovery efforts solely to developing proactive programs to protect people and property from being damaged. One way that these agencies have attempted to break the cycle of development-destruction-redevelopment is through public acquisition of floodplain property (FEMA 2000, 1997). While many of these buyout programs have been moderately successful, these programs hinge on individual homeowners deciding to participate. Yet, a study of the decision-making considerations of this population has not been conducted. This project seeks to fill that gap while advancing our understanding of the relative merits of rational choice theory and symbolic interactionism.

这项拟议研究的目的是通过考察洪灾灾民留在洪泛区或重新安置在洪泛区外的决策，来检验决策的两种理论观点--理性选择理论和符号互动论。联邦机构已经改变了管理泛滥平原财产的方法，从只关注恢复工作转向制定积极主动的计划，以保护人员和财产不受损害。这些机构试图打破开发-破坏-再开发的循环的一种方式是通过公开收购泛滥平原财产(FEMA 2000,1997)。虽然这些买断计划中的许多都取得了一定的成功，但这些计划取决于个人房主是否决定参与。然而，还没有对这一群体的决策考虑进行研究。这个项目试图填补这一空白，同时促进我们对理性选择理论和符号互动论的相对优点的理解。